I received a comment just the other day from a person who works with the Bergen County jail and prefers to remain anonymous. Here is what he has to say.
No please... no credit. But for a number of years at the Jail we were actually referring discharges to the shelter and encouraging them to visit there.
It's not quite the same today, but I can guarantee you that the Jail is aggressive in its services to inmates who need help because of a variety of psych-related conditions and has a program in place to prepare inmates for release and referral to the services they need.
Best wishes and good luck with your efforts.
As for the legislation, we are still working on that. Its target is psychiatric deterioration. There was a law implemented in Louisiana a year or two ago, and we are basing our model on theirs. The person who did that is working on my committee.